‘Get a good DAC first’, these are the words you may have heard from a seasoned audiophile before starting your audiophile journey. Now, what is the definition of a good DAC? The answer is pretty simple. The primary job of a good DAC is, producing clean analog signals from digital data without introducing any distortion … Continue reading EarMen Donald DAC Review
Once I buy a new IEM, it remains as my daily drivers for around 3 to 4 months and then I move to a new one usually. The one IEM that I used more than a year was iBasso IT01. It was one of my favorites, sadly the unit was lost. I have also tried … Continue reading iBasso IT00 Review
Did you ever wonder, what is the best material for IEM manufacturing? Or, why do brands choose one particular material for making their new IEMs? Choosing the right material not only effects sound but also some other factors are involved too like cost, looks, and personal preferences. I am talking about mostly the outer shell … Continue reading Best Material for IEM manufacturing (Plastic, Acrylic, Resin or Metal)
Anyone who has infected with the 'Audiophile’ virus, possibly has heard ‘IFI Audio/AMR Audio’s name once or used at least one of their devices too. Ifi audio as a brand is not only famous for its high-end equipment but also due to their end to end product solutions. Either you want a high-end DAC or … Continue reading Ifi Hip DAC Review
It's June 2020, the world is still affected by a deadly virus and our daily life is not the same as even a few months back. To sustain a livelihood, we have to go to work. The only protection we can use is wearing a face mask, sanitize our hands and sanitize items we use … Continue reading DD HiFi TC35B Review
The concept of the portable music player is deep-rooted in modern life; either it’s from 2001’s revolutionary IPOD or modern all-mighty Smartphone. Modern Smartphones are so much capable in every field that it has almost marginalized many essential pieces of equipment from our life. For example, only a few people use calculators nowadays, they use … Continue reading TempoTec V1-A Review
Portable Hi-Fi audio technology has reached so far that nothing seems impossible now. Having Hi-Fi audio in the palm was seems impossible even a few years ago but now its reality. Digital to Analog Converters (DAC) and Amplifiers (AMP) are the two major pillars to build a Hi-Fi audio setup which most of the serious … Continue reading Audirect Beam 2 Review
Usually, I avoid very low priced earphones for review nowadays and please don’t ask me the reason. Now when HiFiGo willfully asked me if I would like to do a review of Kinera TYR I agreed, as I have never tried any product from Kinera. I know they have some good models in the market, … Continue reading Kinera TYR Review
When we think about connecting IEMs with their cables, MMCX or 2 pin connections are the most commonly used methods. While most of the custom in-ear monitor manufacturers use 2 pin connections, MMCX still a better solution for universal fit IEMS. What is a better connection MMCX or 2 pin? this is a controversial topic … Continue reading Final MMCX Assist Review
ISN Audio is not a new name now. If you want to buy some budget-friendly good quality cables there are no other brands like ISN Audio. I have used a few of them like ISN Audio C4, S4 and all the 8 and 16 core variants. Top of that who can forget their Rambo earbud, … Continue reading ISN Audio Type-C DAC Review
TempoTec is among the brands that make some serious audiophile products but not as famous as it should be. What I like most about their products is the price to performance ratio. Previously TempoTec’s Sonata HD was possibly the first type C DAC dongle to widely popular among the type C dongles. Now there is … Continue reading TempoTec Sonata HD Pro Review
In the Audiophile hobby, you may have bought or trying to buy ludicrous audio gears from foreign online stores as most of them are not available in India. Sometimes the same product available here but the price difference becomes huge due to the high percentage of import duties paid by the importer. As an individual, … Continue reading Everything you need to know before buying from Foreign Online Stores
Audirect/ Hilidac is among the few brands whose product line-up is limited but very market trend-oriented. Audirect Beam was a unique device when only a few ultra-portable DACs were available. I have reviewed Audirect Beam at that time, and no doubt it was a very good portable DAC. Now in 2020 plenty of Type C … Continue reading Audirect Atom Pro Review
Back in October 2019, Zorloo the maker of Zorloo ZuperDAC from Hongkong introduced a new type C device called Zorloo Ztella. We also featured the launch of Ztella in our news that time and soon after the successful Kickstarter launch and final delivery we have received our demo unit too. I would like to thank … Continue reading Zorloo Ztella Review
If you ask me about the best budget cable brands, I can easily name ISN Audio. All of their cables, which I have tested so far is not only budget-friendly but also very good in quality. From ISN audio cables ISN Audio S4 was a gem, it defeated some high-end cables still being affordable. Now … Continue reading ISN AUDIO C4 CABLE REVIEW
The year 2019 witnessed some major shift in the use of portable audio equipment, and USB Type C dongle DAC is one of them. Audiophiles usually carry a big DAC+AMP stack for their portable music listening while other casual users have to adjust with their phone’s 3.5 mm output. Many users use phones like LG … Continue reading iBasso DC02 Review
Claiming an earphone, ‘Best under 50$’ at the verge of 2019 is now a difficult job, especially when Chinese audio brands continuously filling the market by budget earphones without even showing some mercy to their previous ones. I have tried many of these budget earphones, but strangely they are all same under different shell designs. … Continue reading MaGaosi BK50 Review
If you ever had an iPhone 4/4s then you may know that Apple also had included an earbud with their revolutionary products at that time. Nowadays IEMs & Headphones have taken over all the market share of portable audio but Earbuds still holding its ground with unique shell designs and high fidelity sound. Many people … Continue reading Moonbuds Super Nightingale Review
The music source plays an important role in your modern Hi-Fi chain. It can be your Smartphone, PC, DAP, Network Streamer or a dedicated device like TempoTec V1. You may ask, what is the point of using a source device when my phone/DAP can do everything? The answer lies in some other questions, like how … Continue reading TempoTec V1 Review
Accessories are a thing that can be added to something else in order to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive. Whether you use a Computer, DSLR Camera or High-end music setups you must have used a lot of accessories with them till now. Today I am talking about 10 Must-Have Accessories for Audiophiles, which … Continue reading 10 Must-Have Accessories for Audiophiles
